3. What are examples of the physical landscapes that can be explained by the theory of plate tectonics? The Pacific Ring of Fire, Mount Pinatubo, Pangaea, the Mid Atlantic ridge, the Rift valleys of Africa, the Himalaya mountains, etc.

4. Locate the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains, the Sierra Madre Occidental (Mountains), the Andes Mountains, Brazilian Highlands, the Llanos, the Pampas, the Yucatan Peninsula, the Amazon Basin, the Great Plains.

5. Which premise best supports or explains the theory of plate tectonics?

6. Through which process is rock broken down into smaller pieces?

7. . As climate is defined in the textbook, which of the measurable change reflects (is evidence of) a climatic change?

8. Given the differential heating and cooling rates of land and water, which kind of landmass is more likely to experience the most extreme change in temperature and air pressure over a year?